Jira (PUP-2551) Certname must be lowercase error not helpful

[Chad Metcalf (JIRA)]

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Chad Metcalf created an issue   Puppet / PUP-2551 Certname must be lowercase error not helpful Issue Type: Bug Assignee: Unassigned Created: 12/May/14 10:19 PM Priority: Normal Reporter: Chad Metcalf Currently if you set a non lowercase certname you get this error: Error: Could not initialize global default settings: Certificate names must be lower case; see #1168 Its not terribly helpful for a couple reasons. We've moved away from RedMine. Only seasoned puppet veterans will see #1168 and say "oh right, redmine, duh." #1168 is an ancient thread that represents a dark time in puppet's history we'd all rather forget. Who cares about these comments? We need a succinct snippet for why we require lowercase names. Not force new users to read the insane old days. Especially since there really isn't any resolution on that thread. I seem to recall there was a better resource somewhere that had a more definitive explanation. I've helped numerous people get past this. Add Comment   This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.1.4#6159-sha1:44eaede) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Bugs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-bugs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to puppet-bugs@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.